KIM R. JESSUM for Assistant Secretary Philadelphia Bar Association

KIM R. JESSUM

for Assistant SecretaryPhiladelphia Bar Association

Stradley Ronon

2600 One Commerce Square

Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215) 564-8165/kjessum@stradley.com

AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Philadelphia Bar Association

*Co-chair, Green Ribbon Task Force

*Editor-in-Chief, The Philadelphia Lawyer

*Philadelphia Bar Foundation Young Lawyers Andrew Hamilton Circle

*Co-chair, Intellectual Property Law Committee (2008-2009)

*Board of Governors (2003-2004, 2006-2008)

*Business Law Section Executive Committee (2005-2008)

*Audit Committee (2007-2008)

*Lobbying Task Force (2007-2008)

*Nominating Committee Task Force (2008)

*2007 Bench-Bar Committee

*Nominating Committee (2004, 2006-2007)

*Young Lawyers Division Chair (2004)

*Sandra Day O’Connor Award Committee (2004)

*Judicial Selection and Retention Commission (2004)

Pennsylvania Bar Association

*Chair, In-house Counsel Committee

*Co-chair, 2010 Midyear Meeting

*Co-chair, Women in Profession 2010 Annual Meeting

*Advisory Panel, Business Lawyers’ Institute

*Member, Review and Certifying Board

* Zone Chair, Young Lawyers Division (2003-2006)

American Bar Association

*Intellectual Property Law Section

CLE Officer

Chair, 2009 & 2010 Annual Conference

Vice-chair, Division VIII, Meetings & Resolutions (2009-2010)

Long Range Planning Committee (2009)

Co-chair, CLE Teleconferences Committee (2005-2007)

Chair, Patent Office Reform Sub-committee of Patent Legislation Committee (2006-2008)

Co-chair, Young Lawyers Committee (2002-2005)

*Litigation Section

Co-chair, Distance CLE

Co-chair, Technology for the Litigator Committee (2007-2010)

*Business Law Section Fellow (2005-2007)

*Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems

*Standing Committee on Membership

*Standing Committee on CLE (2006-2009)

*Young Lawyers Division (1998-2006)

Chair, E-Communications Board (2004-2005)

Chair (2003-2004), Intellectual Property & Internet Law Committee

Resolutions Committee (2002-2003)

Pennsylvania Delegate, Annual and Mid-year meetings (2001-2006)

Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court

*President (2006-2007)

Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association

*Board Member (2007-2009)

Other Affiliations and Activities

*Philadelphia Zoo Corporate Leadership Council

*Coach, Students Run Philly Style

*Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania

*Member, Brehon Law Society

*Member, Host Committee for 30th Anniversary Philadelphia VIP Gala

*Volunteer, Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, Temple-LEAP High School Mock Trial Competition, Law Fair, LegalLine P.M., Habitat for Humanity, Lawyers in the Classroom Project, Homeless Advocacy Project, Ronald McDonald House

*Board Member, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (2002-2004)

*Board Member, Kitty Cottage Adoption Center, Blue Bell, PA (2005-2007)

*Participant, 2010 SheRox Triathlon, 2008-2009 Philadelphia Marathon, 2005 Boston Marathon, 2004 Rock n’ Roll Marathon, 2001 Chicago Marathon

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

*Of Counsel, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Philadelphia, PA

*Patent Counsel, Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, PA (2004-2006)

*Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA (2000-2004)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

*Master of Biotechnology, Biopharmaceuticals, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

*J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT, Chicago, IL

*B.S. Chemical Engineering & B.A. Applied Science, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

*Associate, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, PA (1998-2000)